--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2011/05/13 02:26:21	1.1106
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2011/05/14 15:47:04	1.1107
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1106 2011/05/13 02:26:21 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1107 2011/05/14 15:47:04 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -10084,13 +10084,19 @@ sub get_dns {
     my $loaded;
     my %name_to_host;
     my %internetdom;
+    my %LC_dns_serv;
 
     sub parse_hosts_tab {
 	my ($file) = @_;
 	foreach my $configline (@$file) {
 	    next if ($configline =~ /^(\#|\s*$ )/x);
-	    next if ($configline =~ /^\^/);
-	    chomp($configline);
+            chomp($configline);
+	    if ($configline =~ /^\^/) {
+                if ($configline =~ /^\^([\w.\-]+)/) {
+                    $LC_dns_serv{$1} = 1;
+                }
+                next;
+            }
 	    my ($id,$domain,$role,$name,$protocol,$intdom)=split(/:/,$configline);
 	    $name=~s/\s//g;
 	    if ($id && $domain && $role && $name) {
@@ -10226,6 +10232,14 @@ sub get_dns {
         my ($lonid) = @_;
         return $internetdom{$lonid};
     }
+
+    sub is_LC_dns {
+        &load_hosts_tab() if (!$loaded);
+
+        my ($hostname) = @_;
+        return exists($LC_dns_serv{$hostname});
+    }
+
 }
 
 {